She Escaped the Darkness and Found a Dangerous Love

She Escaped the Darkness and Found a Dangerous Love

For twenty-four years, Ianthe has lived inside the Fold, an isolated religious community ruled by the charismatic and ruthless Shepherd Absalom. She has been taught to obey, to remain silent, and to believe that the outside world is a flood waiting to destroy her.

On the night she is chosen to become the Shepherd's bride, Ianthe finally discovers the truth behind the ceremonies—and realizes that if she stays, she may never escape. With her younger sister's safety at stake, she takes her chance and runs into the freezing darkness.

Barefoot and hunted, Ianthe is rescued on a deserted mountain road by Theron Laskaris, a guarded security consultant with secrets of his own. He offers her shelter, money, and a chance to disappear. But Ianthe soon discovers that the Fold's influence reaches far beyond the mountain, involving hidden money, land deals, a mysterious trust, and powerful people in the Lowlands.

As Theron helps her learn how to survive in a world she was never allowed to know, Ianthe begins to reclaim her identity and her freedom. Between them grows a dangerous attraction built on trust, vulnerability, and the terrifying realization that someone can touch your life without trying to control it.

But the Shepherd is not willing to lose his bride.

With the Fold closing in and secrets from both their pasts coming to light, Ianthe and Theron must decide how much they are willing to risk for freedom—and for a love neither of them expected to find.

A dark romantic suspense novel about escaping control, confronting the past, and discovering that love means choosing freely.